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Matinee Heroes

Matinee Heroes is a podcast dedicated to exploring hero cinema - from adventurers, heroes, and superheroes; from Jedi to buddy cops; from the Wild West, to the distant past, to futures both hopeful and dystopian, from ancient lands to the deepest reaches of outer space. In a time when we need heroes more than ever, Alan and Craig will try to understand just what makes our cinematic heroes tick, and how we can use that heroism in our everyday life.
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Now displaying: July, 2021
Jul 31, 2021

KNIVES OUT

The circumstances surrounding the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey are mysterious, but there's one thing that renowned Detective Benoit Blanc knows for sure -- everyone in the wildly dysfunctional Thrombey family is a suspect. Now, Blanc must sift through a web of lies and red herrings to uncover the truth.

Craig, Alan and guest Rob Ervin (@YesTHATRobErvin on twitter) discuss 70s movie of the week mysteries,  meticulous directors, ensemble pictures and the movie “Knives Out” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 1:03

    Craig and Alan talk to Rob Ervin about the happenings on The Clubhouse Podcast

  • 9:49

    Craig Alan and Rob discuss "Knives Out"

  • 36:53

    Recasting

  • 1:10:57

    Double Feature

  • 1:18:41

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:16:16

    A preview of next week's episode "The Raid"

Next week we kick off Craig and Alan's birthday month with Alan's Birthday Pick "The Raid"

Jul 29, 2021

THE THREE AMIGOS

Welcome to Episode 15 of Season 3

Show Notes

One for each other and all for one on the this episode of CastOFF! as Alex Barnhill and Devin Pike recast THREE AMIGOS!

If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff and you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. And feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say hey.

You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twitch.tv/matineeheroeshttps://youtube.com/channel/UCnxw7gfxe_ChqBXnchT8vFA

Jul 24, 2021

INDEPENDENCE DAY

When powerful aliens launch an all-out invasion, the world’s only hope is a disparate ensemble of heroes who band together to defeat the alien invaders that are bent on exterminating mankind. The survivors devise a plan and July 4th becomes the day humanity fights back for its freedom.

Craig, Alan and guest Austin Vashaw (@VforVashaw on twitter) talk about movies vs their novelizations, the lost art of practical effects, disaster movies and “Independence Day” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:06

    Craig and Alan talk to Austin Vashaw about his work at Cinapse and his twitter club Cult of Blu-Ray Addicts (@COBRAcollector on twitter)

  • 9:34

    Craig Alan and Austin discuss "Independence Day"

  • 37:31

    Recasting

  • 1:08:43

    Double Feature

  • 1:12:18

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:16:16

    A preview of next week's episode "Knives Out"

Next week we bring in CSI:KFC with the superb Rian Johnson mystery "Knives Out"

Jul 17, 2021

ARRIVAL

Linguistics professor Louise Banks leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all of mankind.

Craig and guest co-host Brendan Agnew (@BLCAgnew on Twitter) discuss timey-wimey timelines, competence porn, making sentence structure exciting and the movie “Arrival” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 1:06

    Craig and Brendan catch up and discuss being a parent of a young child when watching "Arrival"

  • 7:32

    Craig and Brendan discuss "Arrival"

  • 36:17

    Recasting

  • 45:50

    Double Feature

  • 48:48

    Final Thoughts

  • 50:52

    A preview of next week's episode "Independence Day"

Next week we prove that we can't read a calendar or plan when we cover "Independence Day" on July 24th.

Jul 15, 2021

SPACE JAM

Welcome to Episode 14 of Season 3

Show Notes

We hit the courts as filmmaker Richard Jensen and podcaster Heidi Bennet recast the original Space Jam. The catch? They must recast the cartoons as humans!

If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff and you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. And feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say hey.

You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twitch.tv/matineeheroeshttps://youtube.com/channel/UCnxw7gfxe_ChqBXnchT8vFA

Jul 10, 2021

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge. Gustave prides himself on providing first-class service to the hotel's guests, including getting romantically involved with many elderly women who stay there. When one of Gustave's lovers dies mysteriously, Gustave finds himself the recipient of a priceless painting and the chief suspect in her murder.

Craig, guest co-host Valerie Cameron (of @moviesmakeus on twitter) and guest Devin Pike (@justdevin on twitter) talk about being all things to all people, film embargos, the specific fonts of Wes Anderson and the movie “The Grand Budapest Hotel” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:01

    Craig and Alan find out what Devin has planned for his "The Big Film Show" podcast and "Who Needs Sleep?" in December

  • 10:59

    Craig, Val and Devin discuss "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

  • 34:58

    Recasting

  • 1:07:37

    Double Feature

  • 1:11:57

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:15:54

    A preview of next week's episode "The Arrival"

Next week we discuss a movie that proves language can be riveting when we watch "Arrival"

Jul 8, 2021

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER

Welcome to Episode 13 of Season 3

Show Notes

To celebrate the 4th of July weekend and the opening of Black Widow we’re doing Independence Day the Marvel way – by having Elisabeth Rappe and Sam Mattos recast Captain America: The First Avenger!

If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff and you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. And feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say hey.

You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twitch.tv/matineeheroeshttps://youtube.com/channel/UCnxw7gfxe_ChqBXnchT8vFA

Jul 3, 2021

THE NICE GUYS

Holland March is a down-on-his-luck private eye in 1977 Los Angeles. Jackson Healy is a hired enforcer who hurts people for a living. Fate turns them into unlikely partners after a young woman named Amelia mysteriously disappears. Their investigation takes them to dark places as anyone else who gets involved in the case seems to wind up dead.

Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe (@elisabethrappe on twitter) get into bromantic comedies, kids in the 70’s, underappreciate gems and the movie “The Nice Guys” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 1:03

    Craig and Alan welcome Elisabeth and discus upcoming events

  • 7:24

    Craig, Alan and Elisabeth discuss "The Nice Guys"

  • 35:05

    Recasting

  • 1:03:31

    Double Feature

  • 1:08:41

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:24:00

    A preview of next week's episode "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Next week we get all Wes Anderson-y with one of the most Wes Anderson-y movie of all "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Jul 1, 2021

THE BOONDOCK SAINTS

Welcome to Episode 12 of Season 3

Show Notes

Tracy and Troy Mangum - brother vs brother. But we’re going with brother AND brother when we recast The Boondock Saints!

If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff and you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. And feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say hey.

You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twitch.tv/matineeheroeshttps://youtube.com/channel/UCnxw7gfxe_ChqBXnchT8vFA

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